Solar energy is on the rise across the state thanks to legislation signed into law nearly four years ago.

According to the Illinois Clean Job Coalition, the Future Energy Jobs Act will lead to between $12 to $15 billion in private investments and bring tens of thousands of new jobs to the state by 2025. Larissa Armstrong, the Assistant Director of the Ecology Action Center in Bloomington, said the energy legislation also allows residents to reap the benefits of solar programs without havisolar panels installed on their homes.

Over the next 10-years across the state, renewable energy will generate over $8 billion in economic output. Gov. Pritzker says he wants to take Illinois to 25% renewable energy by 2025.